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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 27, 2020 15:50:19 GMT -5
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Post by greghopper on Sept 27, 2020 16:16:20 GMT -5
Wonder if they will change the name
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 27, 2020 17:02:28 GMT -5
Going to Ruger gives Marlin a chance
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Post by jjas on Sept 27, 2020 17:25:34 GMT -5
Marlin's lever action products will help fill a void in Ruger's product line.
I do wonder what will happen with the Marlin .22lr models as Ruger obviously offers the 10/22 and American rimfire products. Perhaps Ruger figures that owning Marlin's rimfires helps them corner that market.
It should be interesting to watch what happens down the road.
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Post by stevein on Sept 27, 2020 17:32:22 GMT -5
Going to Ruger gives Marlin a chance I like the idea of Ruger owning Marlin. I believe that is a very good outcome. I do hope they keep the forged receivers that Marlin uses. I have a lot of confidence in Rugers ability to build some fine leverguns. I just hope the price does not jump much if at all. I know little about the other companies involved in buying the other divisions. |
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Post by greghopper on Sept 27, 2020 18:47:29 GMT -5
Going to Ruger gives Marlin a chance That and Marlin Guns are wood for the most part not some form of plastic! |
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 28, 2020 12:34:20 GMT -5
Marlin's lever action products will help fill a void in Ruger's product line. I do wonder what will happen with the Marlin .22lr models as Ruger obviously offers the 10/22 and American rimfire products. Perhaps Ruger figures that owning Marlin's rimfires helps them corner that market. It should be interesting to watch what happens down the road. I have a 10/22 that the accuracy went south and I have not been able to bring it back. I have 3 Marlin rimfires (an old 881 .22, first year .17 HMR, & a first year .17 HM2) that are all three literal tack drivers. I have yet to hear any accuracy experiences with the American rimfires, so right now I would buy a Marlin over a Ruger rimfire. |
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Post by esshup on Sept 28, 2020 14:20:00 GMT -5
With the 10/22, if it's scoped, check all the screws in relation to the scope/rings/bases, check the allen bolts that hold the barrel to the receiver, check screw tension on the stock bolts and give the barrel/chamber a good cleaning, looking for carbon build up/junk. Also take the bolt apart and clean the firing pin/spring and the whole inside of the receiver. One last thing, look at the crown of the barrel with a magnifying glass or jewelers loupe. If there is a burr on the crown, you can polish it out with JB bore paste and a slotted brass round headed screw in a drill.....
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Post by mgderf on Sept 28, 2020 20:49:40 GMT -5
I also think Ruger getting Marlin is a good sign that the Marlin brand might stick around.
I grew up with the Marlin model Glenfield 60.
I abused the daylights out of that rifle and it killed more rabbits and squirrels than I could count.
Just as much fun as it was accurate, and responsible for expelling 10's of thousands of rounds, literally.
I remember being able to buy a 50 round box of .22Lr, when I was only 12 years old, and only paying $.15.
We would buy them at a gas station in town when mom stopped for gas.
She knew we bought them, and we did NOT need her permission to buy. We had money, and the station had ammo. Easy cash sale.
There was an old dump on a farm near us that contained several old cars.
They might have been worth salvaging...before my brothers and I turned them into Swiss cheese with that Marlin model 60 and a Mossberg 500 in 12ga.
I've grown to love the Ruger brand over the years.
I even own a highly modified 10-22, but I still have a special place for that Marlin model Glenfield 60.
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 29, 2020 10:32:13 GMT -5
With the 10/22, if it's scoped, check all the screws in relation to the scope/rings/bases, check the allen bolts that hold the barrel to the receiver, check screw tension on the stock bolts and give the barrel/chamber a good cleaning, looking for carbon build up/junk. Also take the bolt apart and clean the firing pin/spring and the whole inside of the receiver. One last thing, look at the crown of the barrel with a magnifying glass or jewelers loupe. If there is a burr on the crown, you can polish it out with JB bore paste and a slotted brass round headed screw in a drill..... I've been through every screw on that rifle. Only thing I have not done is bother with the muzzle as it always wore a flash hider on the end. Nothing could have gotten even close to the crown. For many years it was all decked out with the folding Ramline stock, 50 round mag hanging out of it, ventilated handguard, & flash hider. Even considered going to an aftermarket bull barrel and new stock, but those prices have skyrocketed! |
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Post by stevein on Sept 29, 2020 11:55:52 GMT -5
Did it go downhill before of after you changed stocks? If it did I think I would try it with the Ramline again.
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Post by esshup on Sept 29, 2020 12:58:36 GMT -5
I put a stainless bull barrel w/compensator on mine and hated how it changed the balance. I swapped it out for a carbon fiber tensioned barrel and love the balance now.
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 30, 2020 14:58:48 GMT -5
Did it go downhill before of after you changed stocks? If it did I think I would try it with the Ramline again. It was a 1 holer with the original birch stock and truncated Thunderbolts. When I changed to the Ramline, I also changed to the CCI MiniMag HP because they also resulted in a single hole group at 25 yards. It still sits in the Ramline folding stock to this day. I was even still using the same lot of CCI ammo. Completely unexplainable to me. One season it was knocking squirrels' eyes out and the next it would barely keep them in a squirrel head sized target. I gave up and retired it to a range plinking gun. |
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 30, 2020 15:00:45 GMT -5
I put a stainless bull barrel w/compensator on mine and hated how it changed the balance. I swapped it out for a carbon fiber tensioned barrel and love the balance now. A local guy tried one of those carbon fiber barrels and could not get any accuracy out of it until he had put a magazine or two through it and got the barrel liner hot; then it was a shooter!! But he was wanting it for hunting and it was useless for that. |
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Post by esshup on Sept 30, 2020 20:55:50 GMT -5
I put a stainless bull barrel w/compensator on mine and hated how it changed the balance. I swapped it out for a carbon fiber tensioned barrel and love the balance now. A local guy tried one of those carbon fiber barrels and could not get any accuracy out of it until he had put a magazine or two through it and got the barrel liner hot; then it was a shooter!! But he was wanting it for hunting and it was useless for that. Mine is not a match barrel, but it's more accurate than the factory barrel I took off, and the same or better than the Stainless bull barrel I took off. |
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Post by greghopper on Oct 1, 2020 5:57:46 GMT -5
From Ruger..... We are proud to announce that our offer to purchase substantially all of the Marlin Firearms assets was accepted by Remington Outdoor Company, Inc. and approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Additional information will be released when available. To stay up to date, please sign up for our contact list at ruger.com/corporate/marlin.html |
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